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Did Rats Really Cause The Black Death? | After Dark

What did Medieval people think about rats? Did they have any idea that they were the cause of the Black Death? How did they use charms and poisons to try to get rid of them? Today we explore the world of the Black Death Rat with Kathleen Walker-Meikle, historian of Medieval pets and animals whose books include 'Medieval Pets', 'Cats in Medieval Manuscripts', 'Dogs in Medieval Manuscripts'. 0:00 A Day in the Life of a Black Death Rat 1:53 The Great Debate: Were Rats To Blame? 6:14 Mythbusting The "Filthy" Medieval Town 9:06 Medieval Black Rat vs. Modern Brown Rat 15:32 Did The Plague Kill The Rats First? 23:11 Spontaneous Generation: The Bizarre Belief About Rats 25:53 Using Magical Charms To Get Rid of Rats 30:02 The Deadly Recipes for Medieval Rat Poison 37:26 The Unexpected Link: Squirrels and Leprosy Edited by Anna Brant. Produced by Freddy Chick, Mariana Des Forges and McKenna Fernandez. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long. You can now watch After Dark on YouTube!    / @afterdarkhistoryhit   Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.   All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #AfterDark #Plague